As the Saints returned to the field last Sunday in the Hall of Fame Game, noticeably absent from the sideline were head coach Sean Payton and linebacker Jonathan Vilma, both serving one-year suspensions for their involvement in the bounty scandal. ...

Seven observations on bounty scandal The other shoe dropped on the Saints on Wednesday. Having levied discipline on the Saints' organization, coaches and general manager a month ago, commissioner Roger Goodell handed out the player penalties, sus...